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A clip from Tyler Perry's special features a doctor explaining mRNA technology using "gangster" terminology, referring to the "gangster spike protein" and "homies" in the neighborhood. The hosts blast this as a patronizing form of "code switching" designed to talk down to Black people. They argue that this "Black on Black violence" assumes the audience is uneducated and can only understand complex science through street slang.
Dr. Kismekia Corbett of the NIAID explains the mechanism of mRNA vaccines, which deliver genetic material to instruct the body to produce a spike protein. This collaboration with Moderna utilizes a new platform to trigger an immune response against the novel coronavirus. The NIAID and Moderna share patents and financial interests in this technology, which bypasses traditional antigen injection methods.
